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Greece's Real Challenge  
Katinka Barysch, Centre for European Reform   The German idea of sending Athens a 'budget commissioner' was daft. Berlin itself could not tolerate such interference in its fiscal s...

 

Afghanistan, Graveyard of Empires, Most Recently American  
Eric Margolis writes: Far-called our navies melt away – On dune and headland sinks the fire – Lo, all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre! ~ Rudyard Kipling 1897...

 

Afghanistan Civilian Deaths Hit Record, U.N. Says  
The majority of civilians died at the hands of the Taliban and other insurgents whose use of homemade bombs was more prevalent and whose suicide bombers killed more each time.

 

Europe cold snap claims 260 lives  
Hundreds of people were rescued Saturday after a ferry caught in a snow storm hit a breakwater off Italy, as a vicious cold snap that has claimed over 260 lives across Europe maintained its grip. ...

 

Europe cold snap claims 260 lives  
THE death toll from the vicious cold snap across Europe has risen to more than 260, with hundreds having to be rescued after a ferry caught in a snow storm hit a breakwater off Italy.

 

Europe still thick with GIs  
The United States is to reduce its troop number in Europe from 44 thousand 37 thousand. This will still leave Europe by far the biggest world region in terms of US troop deployment. Defense Secretary...

 

Greek Football Results  
Results from the 20th round of the Greek football league (home teams listed first): Saturday's Games Ergotelis 0, OFI 1 Kerkyra 1, Giannena 2 Levadiakos 1, Panathinaikos 0 Sunday's Games Asteras

 

Greenwich goes Royal  
Yesterday Greenwich was just an ordinary London borough but this morning it awoke as the Royal Borough of Greenwich, complete with additional state funding and official charter from Queen Elizabeth I...

 

Afghanistan: l'assassin des militaires français avait versé des pots-de-vin  
Le militaire afghan ayant tué quatre instructeurs français fin janvier avait réintégré l'armée afghane après avoir payé un pot-de-vin à un soldat afghan, a rapporté samedi le site d'infor...

 

Europe Is On An Ugly Road  
At this risk of beating a dead horse, I reiterate that I don't see how the European situation comes to a happy conclusion. Conditions in Greece appear to be deteriorating rapidly. Via A...